Key: "S:" = Show Synset (semantic) relations, "W:" = Show Word (lexical) relations
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- S: (adj) tight (closely constrained or constricted or constricting) "tight skirts"; "he hated tight starched collars"; "fingers closed in a tight fist"; "a tight feeling in his chest"
- S: (adj) taut, tight (pulled or drawn tight) "taut sails"; "a tight drumhead"; "a tight rope"
- S: (adj) tight (set so close together as to be invulnerable to penetration) "in tight formation"; "a tight blockade"
- S: (adj) compressed, tight (pressed tightly together) "with lips compressed"
- S: (adj) mean, mingy, miserly, tight ((used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity) "a mean person"; "he left a miserly tip"
- S: (adj) tight (affected by scarcity and expensive to borrow) "tight money"; "a tight market"
- S: (adj) tight (of such close construction as to be impermeable) "a tight roof"; "warm in our tight little house"
- S: (adj) close, tight (of textiles) "a close weave"; "smooth percale with a very tight weave"
- S: (adj) tight (securely or solidly fixed in place; rigid) "the bolts are tight"
- S: (adj) close, tight ((of a contest or contestants) evenly matched) "a close contest"; "a close election"; "a tight game"
- S: (adj) besotted, blind drunk, blotto, crocked, cockeyed, fuddled, loaded, pie-eyed, pissed, pixilated, plastered, slopped, sloshed, smashed, soaked, soused, sozzled, squiffy, stiff, tight, wet (very drunk)
- S: (adj) nasty, tight (exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent) "a nasty problem"; "a good man to have on your side in a tight situation"
- S: (adj) rigorous, stringent, tight (demanding strict attention to rules and procedures) "rigorous discipline"; "tight security"; "stringent safety measures"
- S: (adj) tight (packed closely together) "they stood in a tight little group"; "hair in tight curls"; "the pub was packed tight"
- S: (adv) fast, tight (firmly or closely) "held fast to the rope"; "her foot was stuck fast"; "held tight"
- S: (adv) close, closely, tight (in an attentive manner) "he remained close on his guard"